u/DontTakeOurCampbell

I know people here have mixed views on Gottesdienst and I myself find them to be a bit ...extra at times but uh what in the world is that LCMS pastor thinking with filet mignon on the altar during communion?! Regardless of where one stands on the whole worship wars can't we all agree that steak has no place on the altar in any case let alone during Holy Communion? Shouldn't this guy at least be getting a stern reprimand from his DP? Also the irony of a church calling itself "Living Word" and then promoting Bible studies and books promoting enthusiasm is really on the nose...

For me today it was Diary of an Unknown Soldier into Mexican Shuffle by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

On the one hand I know from FC SD III that the relationship with Christ where the Christian is justified on account of Christ's active obedience to and fulfillment of the Law which is given to us by the Holy Spirit through the Word in our justification and this answer is the correct answer and it's fine when speaking to other confessional Lutherans

However when speaking to someone who is a synergist and they speak in the popular as it vague and annoyingly unhelpful and nebulous way this concept is often framed, how does one best answer that question without falling into the trap of personal testimony culture which leans inherently towards synergism and has other problems?

Especially when most in the broader evangelical world are so predisposed towards synergism that they will automatically mistake any mention of bondage of the will for determinism, even when these have never been the same things

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